Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 590 In the Church

Regarding this action, which was like adjusting his collar to make it appear more solemn when approaching the altar, Angel just quickly glanced at it as if he didn't see anything, and passed by the middle-aged gentleman who was one punch higher than him. Passed and returned to the seat in the first row.

The personal maid Aisha was waiting there, protecting her belongings. Her eyes were somewhat unfocused as she looked at the relief behind the altar and the huge Holy Emblem of Night in the center. When she saw her master coming back, she quickly looked away.

"Miss, shall we leave now?"

She asked Angel cautiously.

The latter sat down and shook his head:

"Stay a little longer. There isn't even a goddess's church in Trier. I haven't listened to the goddess's grace for several years."

She perfected her "personality" in a timely manner and looked devoutly towards the altar. She seemed to be looking at the bishop who was about to start the next mass, but she also took her eyes on the gentleman in front of the offering box.

The banknotes held in the other party's hand contained a full 50 pounds, which made Angel raise her eyebrows. However, the bishop and priest who had just expressed surprise at Angel's 20 pounds and showed friendly intentions only expressed it slightly, which made her confirm. This was not the first time that this gentleman had come to hear a sermon or make a large donation.

This guy is so extravagant... Angel took a deep breath and looked away.

After the tall gentleman left the prayer hall with his servant, she turned sideways and said to her maid:

"Go to the offering box, put the five pounds in it, and ask the pastor if the gentleman just came here last Sunday. If so, ask for his name."

Last Sunday was the day that Klein just returned to Backlund. According to his style, he would inevitably visit the church. The purpose was the same as Angel, to show his face in front of the bishop and to observe the entrance of the church to the Chanis Gate below. .

If you ask the pastor rashly for the names of other believers, the other party is likely to refuse to answer on the grounds of privacy. However, if you tell the whereabouts of that believer in advance, the other party will mistakenly think that the two have been in contact, and the resistance will be much weaker.

This is the technique of "abetment"... Angel watched the maid Aisha who had taken his 5 pounds walk to the donation box, put the banknotes into the box with a clearly less decisive gesture, talked to the priest for a few words, and then returned to himself beside.

The priest's eyes followed Elsa until he found Angel, and then he nodded kindly.

It seems that the previous 20 pounds is not small...

"I asked the priest, and he said the gentleman's name was Dawn Dantès. He didn't know the other information."

"That's enough, let's go."

Angel replied softly, stood up, and led Elsa towards the door.

"Dawn is very similar to Dunn's writing style. His new disguise seems to have borrowed part of the captain's image... Dantès is the surname of the protagonist in Russell's "early masterpiece" "The Return of the Count", hum, he copied it The protagonist of "The Count of Monte Cristo" is an avenger, does Klein mean..."

Analyzing silently in her mind, Angel walked past the last row of benches and glanced to the side inadvertently. Suddenly, she noticed that a man sitting in the corner was also looking at her. His windbreaker was folded and placed casually beside him. The hem of his shirt is not tucked into the belt, and the black vest only has the middle two buttons buttoned, making it very casual.

……

Withdrawing his rude gaze, Leonard Mitchell's mind was still filled with that stunning purple color.

"If I hadn't known that she had passed away, I almost thought I was seeing an acquaintance... Oh, beautiful women are all similar, but each one has his or her own appearance..."

He subconsciously compiled two lines of poetry in his mind, but got stuck on the last adjective.

He simply gave up the struggle. When he saw that the woman had walked out of the door, he whispered:

"Old man, are you sure this time?"

Immediately, an old and feeble voice that only he could hear came to his ears:

"it's him.

"Wait a moment and follow me out to have a look."

Leonard nodded very slightly, closed his eyes and prayed. After another group of believers passed by and left the prayer hall, he picked up his windbreaker, stood up and followed the crowd out of the church to the square outside.

The young woman who impressed him so much before, with eyes that resembled that of a deceased teammate, had arrived at the edge of the square and was boarding a luxuriously decorated carriage. His real target today, the middle-aged gentleman, was in the corner of the square. , sitting on a chair feeding the pigeons, looking at the woman as well.

It just so happens that he is attracted to someone else, I can get closer... As soon as this thought came to Leonard's mind, the gentleman withdrew his gaze and looked this way.

He immediately changed his purpose, his expression remained unchanged, his steps were regular, and he walked past the group of white pigeons that were not afraid of people at all and even dared to hit him. He left the church square, hailed a hired carriage, and returned to No. 7 Pinster Street. 's home.

It wasn't until he closed the door and huddled on the sofa in the living room that Leonard, who was covered in cold sweat, regained his composure.

He opened his left palm, which he had been holding tightly, and inside was a crumpled piece of paper.

It was "sent" to him by a certain white pigeon in the square.

This was the real reason why he didn't dare to approach the other party at all, and could only pretend that nothing happened and leave quietly.

After swallowing, Leonard slowly opened the note, with two words crookedly written on it:

"Parasite."

"Zorroaster." His faint breathing was the only sound left in the living room for a while.

"Old man," Leonard said after a long while, "he may be your old friend."

A few days ago, he met this gentleman at St. Samuel's Church by chance, who had some kind of ancient aura in his body that could be sensed by the "parasite" old man in him. Out of curiosity and fear that the other person would be harmful to Backlund, , as a member of the Nighthawks "Red Gloves", Leonard decided to investigate on his own first, and then decide whether to report it based on the situation.

Then, he encountered today's "Flying Pigeon Passing Letters" incident.

Is that Dwayne Dantès warning me?
He knew I had a "parasite" inside me and that I was stalking him, so he threatened to make my secret public if I didn't stop investigating?

"No wonder you said you shouldn't mess with people you shouldn't mess with out of curiosity in Backlund." Seeing that the old man didn't speak, Leonard continued, "It seems like I'd better wait until your strength is almost restored before I go investigate this case." Well... Haha, it turns out you are from the Zoroastrian family."

Although Leonard had only seen this family name in church books and had no in-depth understanding of it at all, this did not prevent him from being able to verbally defeat this "parasite" for once.

He lit the spiritual fire, burned the note to ashes, and crushed the ashes into pieces. Then he returned to the study and stood next to a blackboard erected next to the wall.

There were many different names written on it, some of which had been crossed out and some of which were highlighted and connected by various lines.

Among them, two names in large fonts are located in the center:
Sherlock Moriarty, Eileen Watson.

In the corner of the blackboard, a new name was written, Dwayne Dantès.

After hesitating for a moment, Leonard picked up the pen, drew a horizontal line through the name, and put a question mark next to it.

Then, his eyes moved to another name also located in the corner of the blackboard:

Alan Kress.

There are some keywords written next to him, such as "Surgeon", "'Monster'", "Aurora will attack", "'Justice' card", etc.

Unlike other names that have been crossed out, he is connected to Sherlock and Irene at the same time. The keywords around him have been continuously added and are the most among all, making them extremely prominent.

After staring at the name for a long time, as if he had made a decision, Leonard nodded heavily.

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Teresa's house, 8 Burningham Road.

Due to the arrival of the fashion designer and tailor, Angel's travel plans were disrupted and he had to return to the second floor to accept the designer's "inspection".

Except for Klein, Angel had never shown more than half of her skin in front of anyone, which made her look extremely uncomfortable when she stripped down to her underwear in front of a female designer.

Fortunately, with the help of the maid Aisha and the designer's endless chatter, she quickly got rid of her embarrassment and fell into another negative emotion.

"A completely custom-made dress costs more than 100 pounds?"

——She wanted to question her loudly, but this would quickly spread the rumor that "Miss Teresa was extremely stingy" throughout the street, so she could only mutter in her heart.

After measuring all the parts, Angel quickly got dressed amidst the admiration of the designer and the maid. Just as he was thinking about whether to bargain with the designer who was said to be the best in the entire Hillston area, Angel heard a soft voice. There was a knock on the door.

"Mr. Riback said there are visitors. They are Dr. Ellen Kress and her wife, Lady Wilma, whom you originally planned to visit, as well as Baron Best."

After Angel finished arranging his clothes, Aisha opened the door, listened to the words of the butler outside the door, and conveyed them to her.

Dr. Allen's family lives at No. 3 Burningham Road diagonally opposite Angel's house. After Angel's housekeeper paid a private visit and handed over his business card, he warmly invited her to visit. This was Angel's original schedule this afternoon.

Unexpectedly, after she was delayed because she wanted to customize clothes, the other party actually came to her door.

As for the baron, Angel had no impression, maybe he was just his friend.

"Miss?"

Seeing that she was thoughtful and silent, Aisha reminded her again.

It's not good to keep guests waiting... Angel made a decision. She asked the designer who had already obtained the body data to leave, and she went to the small living room at the other end of the second floor.

The three guests were already seated in the living room, and the butler Buck was standing at the door waiting for Angel. Seeing her arrival, he walked up quickly and said:
"Dr. Allen and his wife heard that you couldn't visit today, so they took the initiative to come to greet you. Baron Best was a guest at his home today. He may have talked about you in the chat, so he came with him."

That's it... Angel felt enlightened, nodded, and said:
"Prepare two, no, three gifts, as an apology for my failure to visit on time. I heard that Dr. Allen's wife is several months pregnant. Are there any etiquette taboos?"

Her knowledge of aristocratic etiquette basically comes from a general manual, so she needs to ask her butler for details from time to time.

"I asked Kayla to prepare the gifts, three." Ribak deserved his annual salary of hundreds of pounds and had already arranged everything. "Mrs. Wilma has nothing taboo. You can bring the topic to her unborn child." As a child, she loves to talk about related topics.”

"In addition, she likes to eat all kinds of ice cream recently."

(End of this chapter)